WEEKLY ECONOMIC BULLETIN

July 30, 2012

MAJOR NEWS AND EVENTS

[MOSF] 25th Crisis Management Meeting (July 27th)

At the 25th Crisis Management Meeting held on July 27, Strategy and Finance Minister Bahk Jaewan mainly talked about the current energy supply situation and ways to use energy more efficiently, while discussing the reasons Korea needs to develop food clusters. More

[MOSF] Treasury Bond Issuance Schedule, August 2012 (July 26)

The Ministry of Strategy and Finance plans to issue Korea Treasury Bonds worth 5,400 billion Won in August 2012 through competitive bidding. More

[MOSF] 30-year Treasury Bond Issuance Plan (July 25)

The Ministry of Strategy and Finance unveils the issuance plan of 30-year Treasury Bond aiming for the market advancement by promoting ultra long-term bonds. More

[BOK] Balance of Payments during June 2012 (preliminary) (July27)

The current account registered a record surplus of 5.84 billion dollars for June 2012. More

[BOK] Real Gross Domestic Product: 2nd Quarter of 2012 (Advance Estimate) (July26)

Real gross domestic product (chained volume measure of GDP) increased by 0.4 percent in the second quarter of 2021 compared to the previous quarter. More

[MOSF] Consumer Survey Index, July 2012 (July 25)

The Composite Consumer Sentiment Index (CCSI) in July 2012 stood at 100, down 1 point compared to June. More

ANNOUNCEMENT ON UPCOMING RELEASES

[MOSF]

• - Industrial Activities, June and Q2 of 2012 (July 31)
• - Consumer Prices, July 2012 (August 1)
• - Excellent Primary Dealers for KTBs, H1 2012 (August 2)
• - Ministerial Meeting on Prices (August 3)
• - Treasury Bill Issuance Schedule, August 2012 (August 3)

[BOK]

• - Business Survey Index(BSI) & Economic Sentiment Index(ESI) for July 2012 (July 30)
• - Official Foreign Reserves (July 2012) (August2)

Each institution is reponsible for the information it provides in the bulletin.

For further inquiries

Ministry of Strategy and Finance

Kim, Young Min +822 2150 2450 +822 2150 2450 http://english.mosf.go.kr

Financial Services Commission

Kim, Mi Kyung +822 2156 9582 emkaykim@korea.kr http://english.mosf.go.kr

Bank of Korea

Kim, JH Samuel +822 759 4132 samuelkim@bok.or.kr http://english.mosf.go.kr